Chester R. “Chet” Talhelm, age 86, of Molly Pitcher Highway South, Chambersburg, Pa., died unexpectedly at 5:43 a.m. Friday, March 15, 2013, in the Chambersburg Hospital.
Born May 22, 1926, in Antrim Township, Franklin County, Pa., he was the son of the late Roy J. and Leah Gail (Ryder) Talhelm. He married Dorothy L. “Dot” (Daugherty) Talhelm on May 1, 1966.
Chet first worked for the former Miller and Friedly Co. and then Myers and Fitz, both of Greencastle. He retired after over 40 years employment with Antrim Building and Farm Supply of Greencastle. He was a 1944 graduate of Greencastle High School. Chet was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II having served in the Pacific Theatre.
He was a long time member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Greencastle where he had served as a church usher, communion usher and on church council. He was a former member of the Kauffman Ruritan Club.
Chet enjoyed going out for breakfast and watching baseball.
Surviving family in addition to his wife are two sisters Helen L. Statler, Menno Haven, Chambersburg, Marie Myers, Greencastle, one brother Wayne T. Talhelm and wife Shirley, Greencastle, and a number of nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by a brother Paul G. Talhelm, sister Janet E. Talhelm and an infant sister Dorothy Jean Talhelm.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, March 20 at 11 a.m. from the Evangelical Lutheran Church, 130 N. Washington St., Greencastle, with Rev. Martin H. Horn and Rev. Donald M. Bohn officiating. Burial will be in the Parklawns Memorial Gardens in Chambersburg. The family will receive friends at the church on Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given in his memory to the Memorial Fund of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, 130 N. Washington St., Greencastle, Pa. 17225. Arrangements are under the direction of the Harold M. Zimmerman And Son Funeral Home of Greencastle. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at:
www.zimmermanfh.com